 Poster: A snowHead
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There's an excellent section of 'All I Can' (Sherpa's Cinema) where oldies drive their Toyota flatbed in ski boots. It can be done, and it's an excellent way to invalidate your insurance. So in CH I clear the steps in the morning in my Sorel snowboots These are excellent. Warm, dry and grippy. If I try to drive with them I manage constantly to press brake and accelerator at the same time. So I don't wear them driving. For the last 15 years I have used an excellent pair of Salomon Roadtrip shoes - warm, dry and grippy, but now they have turned old, knackered and act like sponges. I want shoes that accommodate ski socks but work in snow. I am now trying Scarpa Zen GTX. But my practice is to park, grab boots skis, sticks, sack, helmet and gloves, and then walk in shoes to the lift, hide my shoes somewhere - and so am able to (1) walk quickly from car to lift; (ii) deal with car parks which involve a 100m hike; (iii) save the bases of my boots (I am NOT carrying cattracks around). What do you wear?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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an excellent way to invalidate your insurance
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My insurance makes no mention of ski boots and I can drive perfectly well in them (auto box).
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I drive in 6-inch heels...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@HoneyBunny, ....on the way from the chalet to the piste???!!!!!
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Old trainers - which are sufficiently knackered I don't worry about them slung under a bench or over a ski rack.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, good man
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@valais2, all you can say is that some random strangers on an American ski forum think it's illegal and some don't.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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an excellent way to invalidate your insurance
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My insurance makes no mention of ski boots and I can drive perfectly well in them (auto box). |
UK Highway code 97 "You should ensure that.....clothing and footwear do not prevent you using the controls in the correct manner". If you have a crash when driving in ski boots and are deemed to have lost control, good luck arguing that the boots had nothing to do with it.
As for the law in other countries, I don't know but at a wild guess it may be similar.
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It is quite hard to drive in ski boots as they are wide and tend to get caught under the other pedals and on mountain roads you do a lot of gear changing on a manual car.
At least that is my experience, perhaps women with smaller feet would do better?
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You know it makes sense.
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I take a pair of waterproof trail running shoes (Salomon) with me for driving -- feet stay dry and soles are excellent at gripping slippery or even icy pedals.. I also have a pair of old LL Bean boots for walking around in slush, mounting chains, snowball fights etc.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@davidof, I have quite small feet for a bloke (UK 5.5)
Maybe that helps.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wellies or dealer boots if skiing. Usually have to change to ski boots in a carpark (Glenshee) whilst sorting out children too so they have to be easy to get on & off & I have to be able to walk in some snow with them on. I do a significant amount of my driving in wellies or high-calf hiking boots.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sorels for snow-blowing and deneige-ing the cars
Knackered trainers for driving to the car park
Ski boots for walking to the lift
I recently had to call the EDF emergency number when a neighbour's meter-box burst into flames. 15 minutes later the EDF van pulled up, and matey jumped out resplendent in electric blue combinason and Salomon SX70's. Got the impression he'd been on standby since 1988  .
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@HoneyBunny, ...surely that's what you mentioned (see post 2 above)...what the hell trousers do you wear with those?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@dogwatch, why would ski boots, " prevent you using the controls in the correct manner".
I have demonstrated that they don't.
How about flip flops?
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Too cold.....
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Salomon trail running shoes. I don't do so much cross country running, but they are excellent on snow and also on astro hockey pitches.
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@under a new name, ....hmmmm....
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/driving-flip-flops-legal-rules-13430077
flip flops appear to be out.
additional category = too heavy ... ski boots? And then note 'not limiting ankle movement'...
note snow boots and walking boots
I would not drive in my Sorels - hopeless - almost cover two pedals in one go....
RAC:
Have a sole no thicker than 10mm… but the sole should not be too thin or soft.
Provide enough grip to stop your foot slipping off the pedals.
Not be too heavy.
Not limit ankle movement.
Be narrow enough to avoid accidentally depressing two pedals at once.
Note this is an RAC recommendation - the law is very general, and focuses on 'proper control of the vehicle'. However, I'd pretty sure I can predict what would happen in CH if you had an RTA and the Gendarmerie spotted that you were driving in ski boots.
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